Raptors sign Kevin McCullar Jr. to two-way contract
The Toronto Raptors have signed former Knicks guard Kevin McCullar Jr. to a two-way contract, filling their second such slot. He can play up to 45 regular-season games and would need promoting to be playoff-eligible.
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O Toronto acrescentou Kevin McCullar Jr., ex-armador do Knicks, em um contrato two-way, anunciaram os Raptors. A medida preenche a segunda das duas vagas two-way do clube, que estavam abertas desde o fim da pré-temporada.
Antes do fim da pré-temporada, Toronto dispensou Trey Jemison e Chucky Hepburn, ambos em acordos two-way, e depois converteu o pivô Nate Bittle de um contrato Exhibit 10 para um two-way antes da noite de estreia. Como McCullar ocupa a vaga restante, nenhuma movimentação correspondente no elenco foi necessária.
Escolhido na 56ª posição geral, vindo de Kansas, em 2024, McCullar passou suas duas primeiras temporadas profissionais em Nova York com contratos two-way e teve tempo limitado. Em 25 aparições na NBA, o armador de 1,98 m teve médias de 2,2 pontos e 1,4 rebote em 7,4 minutos por noite.
Na G League ele foi mais movimentado. Em 2025/26, registrou 16,8 pontos, 6,2 assistências, 5,4 rebotes e 2,0 roubos em 31,4 minutos por noite em 14 jogos pelo Westchester Knicks, embora sua linha de arremessos de .422/.299/.667 deixasse a desejar.
A expectativa era que McCullar ficasse em Nova York em um terceiro contrato two-way consecutivo, mas ele foi dispensado na primeira semana da temporada para abrir espaço para o recém-chegado Dalton Knecht e desde então era um agente livre irrestrito.
Em Toronto, McCullar pode jogar até 45 partidas da temporada regular. Para ser elegível aos playoffs, ele precisa ser promovido ao elenco padrão de 15 jogadores.
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